All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
Match of the day: [2] Roger Federer went the distance to def. [7] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3.
Upset of the day: [29] Sloane Stephens def. [3] Serena Williams 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. After her win, she went straight to her chair for her smartphone (oh, kids) and told Pam Shriver she had 145 messages [...]
Roger Federer spoke today with a select group of hand-picked journalists at a Hotel in Feusisberg, Switzerland with Lake Zurich in the background. No managers. No PR people. Just Roger. Here are some of my favorite highlights (roughly translated):
Wimbledon and the Olympics: “Wimbledon is special. A few weeks after that we have the opportunity to [...]
“Even though I like to dance and all, there’s something about dancing in prom costumes in front of national television that is just not very appealing to me. Like is it a lot of practise or is it personality?” - Maria Sharapova on why she will never do Dancing With The Stars
(Photo: AP)
This week, while he was busy winning Dubai, Roger Federer passed 10 million fans on his Facebook page.
He said: “I don’t know if the 10 million are on live score or watching my match, but I definitely feel the great support by my followers and social network, [and] how they’re into it.”
The best part of [...]
Photos of the day: The celebration of Radek Stepanek and Leander Paes. By defeating the top seeded Bryan Brothers, the duo became the first to beat the top 3 seeds in the Australian Open in the Open Era.
Match of the day: [3] Victoria Azarenka def [4] Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian [...]
It’s time for us to reminisce about the most memorable quotes of 2011. These things that players said are so memorable and recognizable that most of us remember when and where they were said (and why!). Some are so memorable, we’ve even adopted them into our daily lives. Ready for my picks for most memorable [...]
After his 7-6, 6-4 win over Albert Ramons at the Kremlin Cup, Dmitry Tursunov said, about the future of Russian tennis:
“Unfortunately for now I don’t see any bright tennis player of Marat Safin’s caliber among representatives of the young generation. But then, who knows, maybe some young player will make it, though it’s really hard [...]
